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Far-right candidates fail to break through, defying global trends (www.irishtimes.com)
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Despite record levels of asylum seekers entering the State in 2024 and dozens of anti-immigration protests, the far right failed to return a single candidate in the general election, bucking a trend seen across Europe and the United States.

After moderate success in the local elections last June, there was some expectation that at least a handful of explicitly anti-immigration candidates would be elected to the Dáil.

More than 60 candidates who could arguably be classed as occupying the extreme right of the political spectrum ran. About half of those ran under the banner of the National Alliance, which consists of the National Party, the Irish People, Ireland First and several Independents.

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[–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Irish, the great bunch of lads!

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

With ranked choice voting and proportional representation.

[–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And absolute devotion to two political parties

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Haha, yes, but I wouldn't say devoter when both parties had less than half the seats and Sinn Fein had second highest this time. Historically Labor were a large force but not for a number of years.